Columns

I’m guessing there will be a bunch of us jumping for joy as our temperatures rise above 30 degrees this week. Those who suffered through frozen or broken pipes should really make a plan to keep that from happening again.

Getting sued and seeing the glass half full is an obvious oxymoron – unless the lawsuit leads to a court decision establishing judicial precedent ensconcing a more open, transparent and accountable government.

Happy New Year! You know why the seed companies send out their catalogs this time every year? They know this is about the time we gardeners start to get green thumb disorder. We crave growing things, yes, but we also love sunshine and the heat that goes with it. My advice, just plow through it.

Editor’s note: The following was written by Francis P. Church and was first published in The New York Sun in 1897. Church married shortly after the editorial appeared. He died in April, 1906, leaving no children.

December 14 marked the five year anniversary of Sandy Hook, the day a man shot his way into a grade school in Newtown, Connecticut and massacred 20 6- and 7-year-olds, as well as six teachers and staff.